Gelao
English
Alternative forms
- Gelo
- Klau
Noun
Gelao pl (plural only)
- A people who live predominantly in southwest China (primarily Guizhou province) and Vietnam.
Proper noun
Gelao
- The lect spoken by these people, which is a cluster of a large number of lects which are sometimes considered dialects and sometimes separate languages.
Adjective
Gelao
- Of or relating to the Gelao, their culture, or their lect.
See also
- Gelao people on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Gelao language on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Further reading
- Ethnologue entry for Gelao, gio
- separate codes exist for five Gelao dialects; see the ISO's page